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Dead_Record
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I'm building a new PC and I need help on what components te get and some tips before I start the build.

 

Here is what I'm thinking:

-EVGA SuperNOVA 650

-G.SKILL Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4

-MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M5

-Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz

-Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler

-SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SATA III

-NZXT H440 STEEL Mid Tower Case

-MSI GeForce GTX 1080 DirectX 12 GTX 1080 GAMING

-ROCCAT RYOS MK FX - RGB Mechanical Keyboard

-ASUS MG28UQ Black 28 Monitor

 

If there is anything I should change or add please let me know.

Thanks for your help.

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Some will say you need a mouse.

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2 minutes ago, Dead_Record said:

I'm building a new PC and I need help on what components te get and some tips before I start the build.

 

Here is what I'm thinking:

-EVGA SuperNOVA 650

-G.SKILL Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4

-MSI Gaming Z170A GAMING M5

-Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz

-Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler

-SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SATA III

-NZXT H440 STEEL Mid Tower Case

-MSI GeForce GTX 1080 DirectX 12 GTX 1080 GAMING

-ROCCAT RYOS MK FX - RGB Mechanical Keyboard

-ASUS MG28UQ Black 28 Monitor

 

If there is anything I should change or add please let me know.

Thanks for your help.

I would add an HDD if you plan to store games. I would also advise partitioning your SSD for the boot/programs (200GB) and storage (300GB) so that you can make images of the OS itself.

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CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K

CPU Cooler: be quiet! - PURE ROCK 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste 
Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W with CableMod blue/black Pro Series
Optical Drive: LG - WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit and Linux Mint Serena
Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset
Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers

 

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1 hour ago, Dead_Record said:

-EVGA SuperNOVA 650

Get the SuperNova G2 or GS, avoid the NEX.

Cryorig H7 over the Hyper212.

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You won't be able to use Freesync on your monitor with the Nvidia GPU.

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